Shade-hanger.



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SHADE HANGER APPLICATION FILED NOV.l, 1904.

UNTTED STATES Patented April 11, 1905.

PATENT @EEtcE SHADE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,252, dated April11, 1905.

Application tiled November 1, 1904. erial No. 230,963.

Be it known that l. WILLIAMA. \Vorrrutxsox, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at )allas, in the county of Dallas and State of exas,have invented new and useful Improvenents in Shade-Hangers, of which thefollowng a specification.

y invention relates to adjustable shadeiangers: and its primary objectis to provide novel device of this character by menus of vhich a shademay be elevated or lowered to ny desired position and retained in itsadjustal position and one which is simple in contruction. cheap tomanufacture, durable, and :l'ticieut.

A further object of the invention is to pro- 'ide an adjustableshade-hanger which may )e easily secured in applied position and whichso constructed and has its parts so arranged is not to be liable tobecome broken or inop- ,rative.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the nvention consists in theconstruction, combiunion. and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed. claimed, and illustrated in ;he accompanying drawings, whichdisclose zhe preferred form of my invention, and in which 7 Figure l isa plan view of the upper portion )f a wimlowt'rame, illustrating theapplication of my improved shade-hanger. Fig. 2 is 1 vertical transversesectional view thereof. Fig. I) is a detail plan view of the bracketwhich is adapted to receive the pint-1e of the shade-roller. Fig. is asimilar view of a bracket adapted to receive the squared end of theshaft of the sluule-roller. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of therope-clamp adapted to receive the free ends of the adjustingcords. Fig.6 is a detail perspective view of one of the brackets.

Referriug to the drawings by reference-numerals,1 designates a\vindo\v'frame,2 ashadc, and a SilmlQ'l'OiiCi', all being of the usualform and construction.

4e 4 designate guide-rods, circular in crosssection and having theirextremities twisted to provide eyes 5, through which fastening means areadapted to extend to secure the guide-ropes in applied position. Therods ends bout, as at 6, to space them from the window-frame to permitof brackets being slidably mounted upon said rods. The fastening means,adapted to extend through the eyes in the upper ends of the guide-ropes,are provided with enlarged eyes 7 for a purpose to be hereinafterexplained. The brackets are each constructed from a single strand ofwire. and the strand from which the bracket disclosed in Fig. 3 is madehas its lower end bent baekwardly and upwardly in parallel relation tothe body portion and thence toward said body portion to provide a closedbearing 8 and a body portion 9, the extremity of said bent portion beingdisposed rearwardly and horizontally and having its ends curled aboutone of the guiderods. The upper end of said body portion is bentbackwardly and downwardly in parallel and close relation to the bodyportion, and the extremity of said bent portion is also disposedrearwardly and horizontally and twisted about the guiderod. The bendingof the upper end of the body portion 9 provides a space 10, whereinportions of the adjusting-cords are frctionallyheld between the parallelportions of the body 9. The strand of wire from which the bracketdisclosed in Fig. 4: is constructed is similarly bent, except that thelower end of the body portion 9 is bent to provide a rectangular opening11). The pintle ll of the shade-roller 3 is journaled in the bearing 9,and the squared end I! of the shaft of the shaderoller is mounted in theopening 11), whereby said shade-roller is mounted in applied position.It will be perceived that as the brackets are so constructed as to closethe bearing 9 and opening 10 all liability of the shade rollcr becomingaccidentally disengaged is obviated, and it is also apparent that thetwisting of the extremities of the brackets about the guide-rodshingedly secures and mounts the brackets upon the guide-rods forvertical movement. \Yhen it is desired to insort the slunle-roller inapplied position, the pintle 11 is first swung around so as to cause thesquared portion 12 of the shaft to engage in the opening 10.

An adjusting-cord 1% has one of its ends passed through one of the eyes7, then through also have their ICO the spaces 10, and thence throughthe other eye of the free ends of said cord, depending to position itslower ends in easy reach. Said cord by reason of its frictionalengagement with the brackets will prevent said brackets from turningupon the guide-rods. It is apparent that the brackets may be adjustedvertically upon the guide-rods to support the shade at any desiredpoint, and after the shade has been'moved to its proper position thefree ends of the adjusting-cords are secured in a rope-clamp 15 toretain the shade in its ad justed position. The cord clamp, like thebrackets, is also constructed from a single strand of wire, which isbent upon itself to provide an eye 16 and then at right angles anddownwardly in opposite direction to provide attaching members 18. Thefree ends of the adjusting-cords are adapted to be inserted into the eye16 and held therein by frictional engagement, whereby the shade may besupported in its adjusted position.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Inan adjustable shade-roller support, a window-frame, -guide-rods securedto said windowframe, brackets slidably mounted upon -said rods andconstructed from single strands 01 wire having their lower ends bentbackwardly and upwardly in parallel relation to the main or bodyportions thereof, and thence inwardly toward the body portions, theextremities oi said bent portions being disposed rearwardly in ahorizontal plane and coiled to receive the guide-rods, the upper ends ofsaid body portions being bent rearwardly and downwardly, and thencerearwardly in a horizontal plane and twisted to receive theguiderods,the bending of the lower portioris of said wires providing aclosed bearing and rectangular opening, a shade-roller having its pintlejournaled in said bearing and the squared end of its shaft mounted insaid opening, and an adjusting-cord secured between the upper bentportions of the brackets and frictionally held therein.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. VVORTHINGTON.

Vitnesses: H. (J. HOSKINS, R. L. BALEY.

